Sometime learners are suspicious of proverbs. Aren’t they clichés, they say. Why
would I want to learn clichés? Well, firstly, some of them are beautiful. They contain
wisdom and truth. They reveal the mind-set of the people who created the Irish language
over the generations. The learner can acquire a lot of useful words and grammatical
structures from them. Give these proverbs a try. They say that a good word won’t
rot your teeth, and these proverbs are good words! You can download the audio to
your PC, iPod or mobile phone so you can practice offline.